Make safety part of the security program
RICHARD E. MOULTON
Security and productivity are enhanced with a company-wide safety program. Safety has a significant impact on productivity and financial results. Safe...
Voice mail messages can compromise information security
GEORGE PARTINGTON
Is voice mail a security risk? It may depend on who you ask. In May, Chiquita Brands International had a lesson about the vulnerability of voice mail...
No workplace is immune
DR. STEPHENIE SLAHOR
Here's a seven-step approach for preventing and addressing workplace violence. "Annually, over two million assaults occur in the workplace. The violence...
Going to work on workplace violence
EMILY HARWOOD
Have you heard this one? What do a pawn shop owner, convenience store clerk, psychologist, two sanitation managers, tavern owner, fisherman, cook, two...
Open architecture: Who will lead?
TINA D'AVERSA-WILLIAMS
Who is driving the movement toward open-architecture hardware, and how open should it be? Views on open security hardware come from interested parties...
Motorola's worldwide business units take proximity company-wide
AC&SSI Staff
Through technology standardization, the company achieves single-card access throughout its global facilities.In Tempe, Ariz., home to Motorola's newly...
Train staff in 'smart' technology >By Ed McDonough
For many years, the security industry has been viewed by customers as divided into product - electronic security systems companies - and service segments...
Integration key to problem solving
MARTIN C. GUAY
For many years, the security industry has been viewed by customers as divided into product - electronic security systems companies - and service segments...
Degrees of integration: three users' views
KATE DOHERTY
How integrated should fire and security systems be? Texas Instruments, St. Joseph's Hospital and the World Trade Center find levels that work for them.A...
The glass shield
AC&SSI Staff
A striking glass wall in the lobby of a Manhattan high-rise doubles as a barrier against unauthorized removal of assets.In New York City, 540 Madison...
How to find the weak link
GEORGE PARTINGTON
Computer software can assess risks, target security weaknesses and suggest cost-effective remedies.Most security directors depend on personal computers...
Michael Foyle and his security department are 'at your service' at Mellon Bank
KATE DOHERTY
The corporate security division at Mellon Bank Corp., Pittsburgh, has a mission: to protect the assets of the corporation. Michael Foyle, director of...
Michael Katalinic works to keep security a part of MicroAge's profitability
KATE DOHERTY
Michael Katalinic says successful security directors are visionaries. His vision: to create a world-class security organization at MicroAge Inc., Tempe,...
Economic justification: making security pay
Larry Anderson
Management eyes are focusing more intently than ever on the bottom line, and security directors and managers sometimes have to fight an uphill battle...
Casino is in a poor area, but William Hank Thomas protects it Las Vegas-style
KATE DOHERTY
William Hank Thomas is a man who stresses accomplishments and character. As director of support services at Harrah's Casino and Hotel, Tunica County,...
Look through the risk management window to add up security costs
ROBERT V. JACOBSON
The Funk and Wagnalls dictionary defines risk as "a chance of encountering harm or loss" and defines chance as "an unknown agency, assumed to account...
Saluting Tim Giles
George Partington
Largely through the work of Tim Giles, the security effort at IBM Corp. in North America has been transformed-from fragmented to centralized, from good...
How to get your company to value security
DR. STEPHENIE SLAHOR
To get the most out of your security department, foster a climate of partnership with the business side of the company. There are many different names...
Corporate Disasters
By DR. STEPHENIE SLAHOR
Your firm may have never faced the harsh reality and aftermath of a fire or explosion, but other firms have. Their lessons learned can help you prevent...
Bank Security
By George Partington
The American Bankers Association (ABA) security roundtable discussion held in Atlanta highlighted effective fraud prevention and investigation strategies.A...
Thwarting state-of-the-art criminals
By FRANK JOHNS
In May 1995, a team of robbers stormed an Irvine, Calif., electronics manufacturer and held terrified company employees at gunpoint, threatening to invade...
